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Category Archives: Applies Pesticides
NRD Herbicide Use Shoots Up in 2020 in San Francisco
As we have been doing for many years now, we compiled the pesticide usage data for San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department for 2020. It’s getting worse year by year. Toxic herbicide use (i.e. herbicides classified as “More Hazardous” or … Continue reading
Toxic Herbicide on Mt Davidson – Triclopyr on Oxalis
In June 2020, we reported that SFRPD was using a new version of an old toxic pesticide: Vastlan, with the active ingredient Triclopyr. (The same as in Garlon, which was the single most toxic herbicide they used.) Neighbor and videographer … Continue reading
Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Applies Pesticides
Tagged Mt Davidson, oxalis, Triclopyr, Vastlan
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SF Rec & Parks Using a New (Old) Pesticide
One of our supporters reports the “Natural Resources Department” (NRD) of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (SFRPD) is using a new pesticide on Mt Davidson: Vastlan (from Dow). It’s being applied in a so-called “natural area” now named … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, Mount Davidson, SF Environment, SF Natural Areas, SFRPD, Triclopyr
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Pesticide Use Up in San Francisco Parks, Natural Areas – 2019
In 2019, SFRPD applied herbicides 243 times, the most since 2013. Of these, 144 applications were in “Natural Areas” (this includes PUC areas managed in the same way – i.e. use of toxic herbicides against plants they dislike). Though the … Continue reading
Opposing Toxic Herbicide Use
San Francisco Forest Alliance is a 501(c)4 not-for-profit organization with a mission of Inclusive Environmentalism. We oppose the use of toxic pesticides in our parks, public lands, and watersheds. Here’s why. Herbicidal chemicals are more toxic, more persistent, more mobile … Continue reading
2018 Herbicides in San Francisco: NRD Use Rises (Again)
For many years now, we have been obtaining and compiling monthly pesticide use reports from San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (SFRPD). This is our report for 2018. Our analysis omits Harding Park, which is under contract to the PGA … Continue reading
Vote NO on Measure FF!!
San Francisco Forest Alliance supported The Forest Action Brigade in opposing Measure FF. This article, republished here with permission from Death of a Million Trees (a website/ blog opposing unnecessary tree destruction and pesticide use) , outlines why it’s important … Continue reading
Native Plant “Restorations” Continue to Use Toxic Herbicides
We have long opposed the use of toxic pesticides in our parks and watersheds. The article below, published in Death of a Million Trees, illustrates some of the issues. It’s republished here with permission and minor changes. DIGGING IN: … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, Habitat destruction, herbicides, nativism
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No Pesticides in Our Parks and Watersheds
Below is the text of a letter San Francisco Forest Alliance sent yesterday to the Environment Commission and the SF Department for the Environment. We stand for no toxic pesticides in our parks and watersheds. To: Director Deborah Raphael, … Continue reading
Herbicide Use by San Francisco Natural Resource Department Rises Sharply in 1H 2018
The Natural Resources Department’s low-pesticide-usage honeymoon is over, judging by the pesticide usage data from the first half of 2018. If this continues in the second half, NRD will end the year at nearly the level of pesticide use in … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, herbicides, Natural Areas Program, Toxic
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Oakland’s Vegetation Management Plan – Our Comment (Deadline 11 June 2018)
Oakland’s Vegetation Management Plan is to cut down thousands of trees and use toxic pesticides to prevent resprouting. If you wish to comment, the deadline is June 11, 2018. Send your email to VMPcomments@oaklandvegmanagement.org We’ve published a brief comment here … Continue reading
Posted in Applies Pesticides, Fells Trees
Tagged Draft Vegetation Management Plan, East Bay Hills, Oakland
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Why a NO vote on AB 2470 (June 2018 election)
AB 2470, “Invasive Species” is a bill to “establish the Invasive Species Council of California, composed as prescribed, to help coordinate a comprehensive effort to exclude invasive species already established in the state. The bill would establish a California Invasive … Continue reading
Oyster Bay: Firehose of Funds means a Firehose of Herbicides
This article is reprinted from the website Death of a Million Trees with permission and minor changes. OYSTER BAY: A FIREHOSE OF PUBLIC FUNDING SUPPLIES A FIREHOSE OF HERBICIDES Oyster Bay is one of several East Bay Regional Parks … Continue reading
Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Applies Pesticides, Wastes Money
Tagged Aminopyralid, Garlon, Glyphosate, herbicides, Oyster Bay, Toxic
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Roundup: Probably Carcinogenic, and What Else?
It’s now widely known that Roundup has been found to be a probable carcinogen by the World Health Organization. (We wrote about that here: WHO – Roundup Probably Carcinogenic). This is particularly disturbing, because it’s a very widely-used pesticide and … Continue reading
San Francisco “Natural Resources” Herbicide Usage Up 57% in 2017
We have recently analyzed the data for herbicide use in the full year 2017 for San Francisco’s so-called “Natural Resources Department” (NRD – formerly Natural Areas Program). It’s up 57% from the previous year. NRD is a department of San … Continue reading
Important Pesticide Meeting at City Hall, 20 Dec 2017
Toward the end of each year, SF Department of the Environment (SF Environment), which runs the Integrated Pest Management Program (IPM) holds an important public meeting. This year, it’s on December 20, 5-7 p.m. in Room 400 at San Francisco’s … Continue reading
Pesticide Use in San Francisco Natural Areas Creeping Up Again – Oct 2017
We’ve received the pesticide usage reports for the first ten months of 2017, and we’re concerned. After reducing herbicide usage in the last four years, it’s creeping up again in the natural areas. The Natural Areas (now called the Natural … Continue reading
Pesticides in our Parks – Bernal Hill
The Natural Areas program (now called the Natural Resources Department) regularly uses herbicides in many of our parks. We’ve published pictures before of Glen Canyon and Mt Davidson. This time, it’s Bernal Hill. This hill apparently needs herbicides. So they’re … Continue reading
Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Applies Pesticides
Tagged blackberries, blackberry, Imazapyr, Natural Areas Program
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Pesticides on Blackberry in Fruiting Season
Recently, one of our neighbors was walking on Mt Davidson. It’s the time of the year when the blackberry bushes bear fruit, to the delight of children and the public in general (and not a few animals and birds). She … Continue reading
San Francisco Pesticides and “Inaccessible Areas”
One of our supporters has been pursuing a concerning issue regarding pesticide application in San Francisco. As our regular readers will know, proper notices are required when spraying toxic herbicides (designated Tier II, More Hazardous and Tier I, Most Hazardous) … Continue reading
